Every tenth child in the world is involved in child labor. The UN General Assembly discussed measures to combat child labor Human rights ~ 60 > Representatives of the United Nations called for urgent structural reforms for eradicating child labor in all its forms, including a violent call to armed groups. They stated this during the informal dialogue of the high level of the UN General Assembly, which took place on Tuesday under the theme “Childhood with dignity: the elimination of children’s labor in all its forms.” 62 ~ children in conflict zones 60 > “Stunning number of 160 million children today, that is, every tenth child in the world is involved in child labor. Almost half of them lives in countries affected by conflicts, ”said the chairman of the General Assembly Files Young in his introductory speech. ~ 60 >~ 60 > 62 >He emphasized that many children are forcibly recruited by armed groups, their rights are grossly violated, and a large number of minors, especially girls, are faced with sexual exploitation. “These children are not soldiers. They are victims. The victims of conflicts that they did not start, poverty that they did not choose, as well as the victims of our collective – as an international community – inability to ensure their well -being, ”said Yang. ~ 60 > 60 > eliminate the indigenous reasons “ we must To eliminate the indigenous causes of children’s labor – poverty, forced movement, gender and other forms of inequality, lack of opportunities that tear out children from schools and forces the instability leading to recruitment and use in armed conflicts, ”the chairman of the GA emphasized. 62 ~~ 60 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62 > 62He called on the states to adopt laws on fair wages, ensure the implementation of legislation on the protection of children and invest in the development of remote and low -income regions. Young also noted the threat of new risk factors – especially extreme weather phenomena that make children even more vulnerable to operation. structural crisis ~ 60 > in his speech the Deputy General Secretary and special adviser Africa Christina Duarte emphasized that child labor should be considered as a “structural crisis” requiring a “structural answer.” ~ 60 > “We are not just with a social problem. We are faced with failure in the field of development – failure of planning, protection and politics, ”she said. According to her, this topic can no longer be perceived “as a charity or humanitarian second plan problem.” Duarte emphasized that almost half of all employed in children’s work lives in Africa, and girls especially suffer. At the same time, in the countries of the continent, the burden of external debt displaces investments in public benefits, such as health care and education. ~ 60 > deputy head of the UN called for the “approach throughout life” in the development of human capital, especially noting national school nutrition programs, which, according to her, give much more than just hot than just hot food. 60 ~ p > read also: 60 > right to power: why food is more than simple than simple calories 60 > “When they are well planned, such programs serve as a macroeconomic tool that promotes stability, capabilities and sustainability,” she said. Thus, they contribute to the attendance of schools, reduce the number of cases of early departure from the education system, improve food and protect children from involvement in labor. 60 > incomprehensible child will be less successful at school and more likely to leave their studies and go to dangerous informal work, the representative emphasized, the representative emphasized, the representative emphasized, the representative emphasized UN. 60 ~ h2 > decisive action ~ 60 > on the eve of the conference on the financing of Duarte’s development to effective support, including mobilization of internal resources in order to scaling successful initiatives and turn pilot projects into full -fledged projects into full -fledged. Politics. “We need decisive actions, not gradual reforms. This means that we should consider children’s labor not as a sad consequence of poverty, but as a clear indicator of a system failure and failure of politics, ”she said.